[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Yes, there's a bit of a resemblance between the baby and Nathan/Oscar. I would say maybe hair and eyes?
The folks on TV all seem very dismissive of the idea of an alien wandering out of the desert into Charring Cross.

(Guess that makes Marco close to 60 years old in 2017.  Older than I was initially imagining him and Marta, tbh, but that's fine.)

Hair would definitely work as far as a comparison between Nathan and Marco goes (though it'd be easier to see if the TV wasn't black and white).  Eyes, however...

Nope.  Nathan has his mother's eyes, no question.  That feature would only be similar between Marco and Oscar and/or Nathan's grandma (though thinking of that young mother as his grandma is kinda weird for Nathan, tbh...).

For Nathan, though, there's no mistaking that that's his dad on TV right now.  Nathan got his affinity for Fire (and Dragon, though that's not as well known) from his mom's side, obviously, so his affinity for Psychic is definitely because of his dad's side of the family.  And lost and injured pokemon liking the toddler (which is ironic because Marco eventually got lost himself, which is how he met his Shinx in Mt. Sentry)...it sounds just like his dad, too, who grew up valuing every life.  He fit right in with his home of Cress City.

It's not hard to get over the shock of seeing his dad as a mere toddler when there's an apparent Deoxys sighting, though.  Nathan looks in Terra's direction to see how he's reacting to the news... (@Lord Windos)

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As for the encounter Nathan will pick...he'll try and get his mind off of recent events with a little training again.  Gallade made some good progress on Drain Punch last time, so maybe they can knock out another good chunk of progress now that Jirachi's restored their vigor?  Presumably, they'll have Toya's help with this.  For good measure, though since Mika said to ask IC...

*Flashback!*

This question occurs after the conversation about Deoxys with Terra, but before reentering the diner.  Nathan ends up approaching Spira (@Mikaruge108), clearing his throat to ask a question.

"Hey, uh...your Dusknoir grabbed a Fighting Wish Tag, right?  Which move did he learn when he did so?"

Presumably, Spira says it's Drain Punch, which Nathan finds interesting.  He asks a follow up question afterwards.


"...could I borrow your Dusknoir for a short time?  I'm trying to teach that move to Gallade, and having a pokemon that knows the move already speeds the process up a little.  It'd be a good opportunity for Dusknoir to practice his new move, too."

*Flashback End?*



Drain Punch Tutoring Roll!
3 Insight + 5 Knowledge + 1 Move Tutoring = 9 D6 (+1 success if Toya's helping)
Side note: I imagine that Hitmonchan's probably interested in watching this training session since it involves a lot of punching. If he's not occupied with anything else at the time, that is.
Currently accumulated successes: 6/12